Language Testing and Validation: An Evidence-Based Approach (Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics) - Hardcover

Weir, C.

 
9781403911889: Language Testing and Validation: An Evidence-Based Approach (Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics)
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ISBN 10: 1403911886 ISBN 13: 9781403911889
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

Synopsis

Tests for the measurement of language abilities must be constructed according to a coherent validity framework based on the latest developments in theory and practice. This innovative book, by a world authority on language testing, deals with all key aspects of language test design and implementation. It provides a road map to effective testing based on the latest approaches to test validation. A book for all MA students in Applied Linguistics or TESOL, and for professional language teachers

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About the Author

CYRIL WEIR is Powdrill Professor of English Language Acquisition and Director of the Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment at the University of Luton, UK. He has taught and provided consultancy in language testing, evaluation and curriculum renewal in over fifty countries worldwide. He has published widely in the fields of testing and evaluation. His books include Communicative Language Testing and Understanding and Developing Language Tests. Also as Co-Author, Reading in a Second Language and Evaluation in ELT. He is on the editorial board of Language Assessment Quarterly.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1403911886
ISBN 13 
9781403911889
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
315

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